Attachment for window-frames



V. O. OVERTON.

ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOW FRAMES.

(No Model.)

No. 889,405. Patented Sept. 11, 1888.

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VATiDY CLINTON OVERTON, OF MOBlLE, ALABAMA.

SPECIFICATION forming part o Letters Patent No. 389,405, dated September 11, 1888.

Application llrd April l2, 1588. Serial No. $270,508. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that l, VALDY CLiN'roN Ovnn- TON, of Mobile, in the county of Mobile and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Vlndow or Door Frames, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention consists of certainattachnients which may be used in connection with window and door sashes or blinds, and has for its object the construction of an easy, safe, and convenrent means of removing from and replacing thereto all manner of doors, windows, or, rather, sashes, from their placements, frames, or boxes, whereby the saine may be readily cleaned, painted, repaired, or for any other desired purpose, and at the same time affording a protection-lock to same when replaced in the frame or box. from which it was removed.

To this end my invention consists of revolving stops which may be turned into recesses t'orn'ied in the easements ol" the door or wiudow frames when it is desired to remove the door or window sash, and it further consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter lully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters ol' reference denote corresponding parts in all the igurcs, and in which- Figure l is a perspective oll my attachment as applied to a window-frame. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line )C X, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the outside revolving stop. Fig. fl is a similar view ot the inside revolving stop. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the angleplates. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view ot' the sash and cord attachment. Fig. 7 is a view of one el' the cord-fastening hooks, and Fig. 8 is a view showing the attachment as applied with a (loorfranie.

In the drawings, A denotes a window-casing, andB and B the sashes. Secured to one side, A', of the wiutlowcasiug are the usual stops or guides, a a, and to the opposite side, A2, ofthe casing I secure the stops a a, which stops or guides extend from the top of the casing to a short distance above the height of the lower sash. tccesses (i C are formed in the side A, as shown, and in which recesses are pivotally mounted the revolving stops D D. These stops, when in their outer position and turned in line, forni a continuation ofthe stops a c. Secured at the upper and lower edges ot' the recesses C C are angle or knee plates E, provided with apertures c, adapted to receive the shortjournals j', secured at the upper and lower ends of the stops D D. The stops are so pivoted in relation to the recesses C C that when turned outward their inner edges, c c, will be approximately in line with the outer edge ofthe frame A, as shown in Fig. 2; but when turned inwardly they will entirely fit in the recesses C C', as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be observed that the inner stop, D', has a rightangle groove, d, in which the front sash slides, and which is locked in place by the front sash when adjusted. The outer stop, D, is formed ot' an angular piece having au outer quarter'- round face, as shown, and is provided with a notch, g, into which is entered one end of a latch, F, pivoted upon the side Ai of the casing, which securely locks said stop in place.

The stops D D may be made ol' wood, metal, or any other suitable material.

G represents hook plates secured in recesses g, formed in the upper ends of the sashes B B. The hooks G consist of a base-plate, g, which is secured to the windowsash, as shown, and with outwardly and downwardly bent fitr gers g2 ff.

Dy reference to Fig. 7 it will be seen that the knotted end of the sash-cord Il is passed between the fingers, and thereby detachably secured to the sash. Similar hooks, G G, are placed upon the outside of the frame, for a purpose presently described.

The operation ol the device is as follows: Raise the latch E from the notch g in the outer stop, D. Revolve said stop into the recess C, which will permit the removal ot` the lower sash. Now, by releasing the knotted ends ofthe sash-cords from the sash, the su me may be telnporarily held by the hooks Cl G. lt' it is desired to remove the upper sash, lower the same and revolve the .stop D into its recess C, de-

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tach the sash-cords, and secure them to the hooks G', as previously explained, and said sash may be readily removed. rlhus it will be seen that by my construction of the stops and the frame the sashes may be easily removed or replaced without the use of hammer or any tool whatever, and all danger ot' defacing the frame or sash is thereby avoided. The same may be readily operated by any person, and will be found a matter of great convenience, especially when it is desired to wash the outside of the glass windows of the upper stories of buildings.

While I have shown and described my attachment as more particularly adapted to window and sliding-door frames, it is manifest that the same may be usedA in connection with various other appliances--as, for instance, boxes having sliding glass ends or covers.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, with the frame A, provided With recesses O O', formed in the side A2 thereof, of the stops D D, pivoted in the frame at the outer edges of the recesses C C and adapted to be turned into said recesses, the stop D provided with an angular groove, d, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the frame A, provided with recesses O C in the side A2 thereof, and angle-plates e e', secured in the upper and lower edges of' said recesses, of the stops D D', provided with short journals at their upper and lower edges, said journals pivoted in the inner front edges of the plates e e', whereby said stops are adapted to be swung in said recesses Hush with the inner face of the side piece, A2, substantially as and for the purpose described.

VALDY CLINTON OVERTON.

Witnesses:

SoLoN C. KEMoN, OHAs. A. Pu'rrrr. 

